Chemical and Biomedical Engineering- Master of Science in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

For information, contact:
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Chemical, Paper and Biomedical Engineering
064 Engineering Building, 513-529-0760
http://MiamiOH.edu/cec/academics/departments/cpb/academics/graduate-studies/

Introduction

The Master of Science in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering centers around research that culminates with the defense of a thesis. The mission of the program is to prepare students who wish to either pursue doctoral work in chemical or biomedical engineering or to seek research-related careers in industry. The departmental faculty have active research projects in the areas of solar cells, environmental, paper physics and chemistry, tissue engineering, biomaterials, molecular simulation, biomechanics, biophotonics, enzyme treatment, separation and electrochemistry.

Research and Support Facilities

The department’s equipment includes a highly instrumented papermaking machine, stock preparation equipment, complete paper testing laboratories, pulping digesters, process control laboratory, biochemical engineering laboratory, catalysis research laboratory, environmental laboratory, chemical engineering laboratory, molecular simulation, biomechanics, biomedical optical imaging and sensing laboratory, electrochemical laboratory, solar cell research laboratory and tissue engineering/biomaterials laboratory. Students also have access to equipment at the university’s Electron Microscopy Facility and Nanotechnology Center.

Admission Requirements

You must have an undergraduate education in a science or engineering field, and must provide:

  1. Academic transcript of undergraduate performance,
  2. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores (waived for combined BS/MS applicants),
  3. Three letters of recommendation, 
  4. Written statement of purpose for seeking a master’s degree in chemical and biomedical engineering from Miami University, and
  5. Curriculum vitae (CV) or résumé.

Combined Bachelor/Master's Program

Undergraduate students may apply to participate in the combined bachelors/master’s program. This program allows you to pursue a master’s degree in an accelerated manner while completing your bachelor’s degree. It is a great opportunity to deepen your knowledge and research skills. Please contact the department for more information about the combined program.

Program Requirements

Students are required to complete a minimum of 33 semester hours comprised of the following:

CPB 517Biomedical Engineering3
or CPB 526 Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering
CPB 515Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design2-4
or CPB 512 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
or CPB 514 Mass Transfer and Unit Operations
or CPB 551 Unit Operations Laboratory
CPB 600Graduate Seminar 13
CPB 611Transport Phenomena in Engineering3
CPB/MME 612Engineering Analysis3
CPB 700Research for Master's Thesis9
Students in the combined BS/MS program can double count up to 9 credit hours for thesis option
Electives 28-10
Biomedical Engineering Electives
Biochemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biomaterials
Biomechanics
Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering
Process Control
Bioinformatic Principles
Bioinformatics Computing Skills
Biomedical Signal Analysis and Machine Learning
Special Topics in CSE (Computational Genomics (3))
Simulation of Physical Systems
Chemical Engineering Electives
Industrial Environmental Control
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Mass Transfer and Unit Operations
Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design
Biochemical Engineering
Pollution Prevention in Environmental Management
Unit Operations Laboratory
Air Pollution Control
Chemical Process Design
Process Control
Non-Engineering and Computing Electives
Fundamentals of Biochemistry
Advanced Data Visualization
Statistical Modeling and Study Design
X-ray Powder Diffraction and Clay Analysis
Molecular Physiology
Theory of Electron Microscopy
Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory
Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory
Endocrinology
Total Credit Hours33
1

Maximum 3.

2

The remaining 8-10 credit hours of graduate course work are to be selected from the Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Non-Engineering and Computing electives with the approval of the program adviser. 

The student must:

  1. complete a total of 33 semester hours with at least 24 semester hours of graduate credit in biomedical and chemical engineering or related courses approved by the department. At least 12 credits must be earned at 600-level or above;
  2. complete a research thesis (up to 9 credit hours); and
  3. pass a final examination.